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Friday, June 19, 2020 |
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Senator Dela Cruz asks Governor to consider pooled testing for arriving travelers
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 2940 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Pooled testing would allow the state to test more travelers using fewer tests....
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Monday, June 15, 2020 |
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DoH Still Working on New Rules for Quarantine-Free Inter-island Flights
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 2585 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Ige strongly encourages people to fill in the form before they get to the airport....
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020 |
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COVID-19 testing pre-departure may eliminate 90% of infectious passengers
By UHERO @ 4:03 AM :: 2940 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...recommend that individuals who clear a temperature and symptom screening, and a COVID-19 test in their departure city will not be required to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival to Hawaiʻi....
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Monday, June 8, 2020 |
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Rep Case Bill Would Allow States to Impose Air-Travel COVID Testing
By Ed Case @ 7:00 PM :: 3005 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...to allow Hawai’i to impose a pre-board test requirement on passengers destined for Hawai’i to protect visitors and residents from COVID-19....
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Thursday, May 28, 2020 |
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Hawaii Safest State for Seniors During COVID-19
By News Release @ 12:26 AM :: 3469 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...New Study Highlights Hawaii, Montana, and Vermont Among Top 10 Best Places for Seniors to Live During the Pandemic....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Hawaii to be a top post-pandemic travel destination
By News Release @ 7:17 PM :: 3584 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Although travelers’ fascination with sunny getaways fell 60% compared to one year ago, Hawaii beaches are still trending, taking five spots on our top 10 most resilient beach destinations....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Which Hawaii Zip Codes Have the Most Unemployed?
By UHERO @ 6:20 PM :: 6072 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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...claims are clustered in zip codes where the tourism industry is a particularly important source of employment....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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HTA Using Spy Program to Watch Tourists
By News Release @ 6:04 PM :: 5084 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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...It allows all traveler information collected through the current processes to be integrated into its ArcGIS database....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Economy Will Shrink 12.1% in 2020
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 3986 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Assume visitor industry will start opening in September 2020 and will recover 30 percent of arrivals (from same month in 2019) in September and 45 percent in December 2020....
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Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
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FAA OKs Testing of Tourists
By Rep Gene Ward @ 12:23 AM :: 3697 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...“Promises quicker and safer opening of our economy”....
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020 |
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Travel-Related Unemployment Hits 51% Just Ahead of Memorial Day
By News Release @ 8:04 AM :: 3863 Views :: Economy, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Double Nat'l Unemployment at Height of Great Depression....
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020 |
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UH, DOH working on plan to test out-of-state students for COVID-19
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 3361 Views :: Higher Education, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Protocols for testing, along contact tracing and quarantine as needed, are key components in UHʻs plans to resume in-person instruction at UH....
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Monday, May 18, 2020 |
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McDermott: Reopen With 100% COVID Testing for Arrivals
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 2:46 PM :: 3097 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Fully one-third of our economy has evaporated. We need to rectify this, at least partially, immediately....
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Sunday, May 17, 2020 |
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Hawaii Wastes Thousands of COVID Testing Opportunities Every Day
By Andrew Walden @ 12:13 AM :: 7321 Views :: Economy, Health Care, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Hawaii has a 5,000 test per day capacity, yet access to testing is restricted and day after day only a few hundred tests are performed....
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Friday, May 15, 2020 |
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Schatz: State Needs to Stop Dragging Feet on Mass Testing
By News Release @ 4:51 AM :: 3443 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Tourism, COVID-19
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“I encourage state leaders to move at the speed of the virus and establish a contact tracing program that is fully operational as soon as possible. There’s simply not any time left, but there is plenty of money to get this done,” said Senator Schatz....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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Rep Case to FAA: Allow Hawaii to Require COVID Testing to Board Airplane
By Ed Case @ 9:30 PM :: 3388 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...He Says Hawai’i Shouldn't Have To Rely On Ineffective Post-Arrival Quarantine....
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Friday, May 8, 2020 |
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Letter to Governor to Open Up Small Business and Interisland Air Travel
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:40 PM :: 4379 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...there is no such thing as non-essential business when it comes to generating jobs and taxes for the state....
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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Keli'i Akina Calls for Balanced Approach to Re-opening the Economy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:41 PM :: 4050 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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... measures that must be taken now before "irreparable damage" is done to Hawaii's economy ....
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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Court Orders FAA Clampdown on Helicopter Tours over National Parks
By Court House News @ 4:32 PM :: 4042 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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...Friday’s ruling says the agencies must bring 23 national parks into compliance with commercial air tour regulations....
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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A Low-Risk Plan to Re-Start Hawaii Tourism Now
By Andrew Walden @ 2:52 AM :: 4699 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...To rebuild tourism the Governor should amend his emergency order to exempt from quarantine any visitor who can show a negative COVID test....
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Friday, May 1, 2020 |
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Newlyweds Arrested for Quarantine Violation
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 3459 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...FROM THE HONEYMOON SUITE TO CELL BLOCK....
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Friday, May 1, 2020 |
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Petition: 'Let Hawaii Work!'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:45 AM :: 3540 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...New petition urges lifting of lockdown so Hawaii residents can get back to work....
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Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
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March Tourist Arrivals Down 50%
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 2898 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...A total of 434,856 visitors traveled to Hawaii....
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Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
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Can Hawai‘i Rise from the Ashes of COVID-19 as a Smart Destination?
By UHERO @ 2:42 AM :: 3394 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Hawai‘i Tourism Authority surveys found resident attitudes about tourism becoming more negative as the number of visitors increased....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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DoT Outlines New Verification Process for Airline Passengers
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 3454 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...If the person refuses to provide a phone number that can be answered on the spot, law enforcement is contacted and they are subject to citation and arrest....
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
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Another Maui COVID Coverup: Three Cases, 65 Exposed at Merrimans Restaurant
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 4996 Views :: Maui County, Tourism, COVID-19
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...When asked why the cases tied to the restaurant had not been disclosed earlier, Hauptman said that the incident had proven not to warrant public concern....
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
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Hawaii #1 State Hit Hardest by COVID-19’s Impact on Tourism
By Selected News Articles @ 2:45 PM :: 4363 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on many of America’s “non-essential” industries....
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
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HDoT Gives Dillingham Airfield Another Year
By News Release @ 10:40 AM :: 3252 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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...HDOT Airports Division has notified tenants of Dillingham Airfield the termination of their permit at the facility has been rescinded due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
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UNITE Here Local 5 -- "Safe Hotel Operations in Pandemic Conditions"
By News Release @ 1:59 AM :: 3541 Views :: Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Safe Hotels, Safe Hawaii Operational Guidelines for Safe Hotel Operations in Pandemic Conditions....
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Friday, April 10, 2020 |
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March Hawaiian Air Passenger Count Down 45%
By News Release @ 2:39 PM :: 3362 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Hawaiian Airlines March and First Quarter 2020 Traffic Statistics Reflect Effects of COVID-19....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2020 |
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Is Hawaii Really Run by the HTA?
By UHERO @ 8:24 PM :: 2614 Views :: Tourism
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...HTA is a destination management organization and not strictly a destination marketing organization....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2020 |
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Airports Corporation takes on new sense of urgency
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:16 PM :: 2888 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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...The Hawaii Legislature suspended its 2020 session in early March because of the coronavirus situation, but eventually it will get back to business....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2020 |
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Honolulu Zoo achieves accreditation
By News Release @ 6:02 PM :: 2839 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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...The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) has announced that the Honolulu Zoo was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission....
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Thursday, April 2, 2020 |
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UHERO: What is the COVID-19 exit strategy?
By UHERO @ 2:35 AM :: 3467 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Herd Immunity or Containment through Test and Trace?....
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020 |
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February 250,052 Tourists Per Day -- Up 0.5%
By Hawaii Tourism Authority @ 9:23 PM :: 2321 Views :: Tourism
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...life before COVID....
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Monday, March 30, 2020 |
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Economists Expect 140,000 Unemployed
By UHERO @ 11:26 PM :: 3595 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...the job count will average 11% lower than 2019 for the year as a whole, and real income will be more than 3% lower. Visitor arrivals for the year will be down an astounding 41%....
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Friday, March 27, 2020 |
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COVID Recession: Hawaii, Nevada Likely to be Hit Hardest
By Selected News Articles @ 7:21 PM :: 4041 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...More than one in four jobs in Nevada, Hawaii and Wyoming are at risk....
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Monday, March 23, 2020 |
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Legislators: Ige's Tourism Shutdown is not Enough
By News Release @ 5:18 AM :: 3754 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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"...The only way to contain community spread of the virus is to impose a shelter-in-place directive upon all persons in Hawaii...."
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Monday, March 23, 2020 |
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Hawaiian Airlines to Suspend Most Long-Haul Passenger Service Due to New State of Hawai‘i Quarantine Order
By News Release @ 4:58 AM :: 2842 Views :: Health Care, Tourism
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...Airline to focus on returning guests home ahead of Hawai‘i’s March 26 quarantine....
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Sunday, March 22, 2020 |
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Hawaii: The Road to Corona Recovery Leads Through Japan
By Andrew Walden @ 9:58 PM :: 7243 Views :: Health Care, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Governor Ige’s 14-day quarantine announcement may feel like a health precaution, but it's really a tourism marketing plan....
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Saturday, March 21, 2020 |
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Ige Imposes 14-Day Quarantine
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 4231 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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“...With the majority of Hawaiʻi’s COVID-19 cases linked to travel, it is critical that we further mitigate the spread of the virus by both residents and visitors who are coming from out-of-state....”
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Friday, March 20, 2020 |
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COVID Committee Meets in Secret: Harbors Div Closes Hawaii to Cruise Ships, Airports Div Next
By News Release @ 2:54 PM :: 4882 Views :: Health Care, Military, Tourism
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...This plan identifies three levels of risk: 1) Limited community transmission, 2) Sustained community transmission, 3) Widespread community transmission....
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Friday, March 20, 2020 |
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Thousands Sign Petition Demanding 14-Day Quarantine for all Visitors
By News Release @ 11:02 AM :: 3607 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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..."In order for it to not just ravage our community and start having massive community spread, we need to stop people bringing it into the state"....
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Thursday, March 19, 2020 |
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February 2020: Hawaii Hotels Set Another Record
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 3038 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...All classes of Hawai‘i hotel properties statewide reported higher RevPAR and ADR in February compared to a year ago....
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020 |
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COVID: Activist Groups Demand Ige Clamp Down Harder
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 3807 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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...A public request to enact stronger measures of social distancing across Hawaiʻi....
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Sunday, March 15, 2020 |
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Green Fees – But Not the Golfing Kind
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4326 Views :: Environment, Taxes, Tourism
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...per visitor, per stay charges the money from which goes to protect and preserve the environment....
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Thursday, March 12, 2020 |
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Minimum Wage Hike will Worsen Corona Virus Recession
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 4397 Views :: Economy, Labor, Small Business, Tourism
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...Testimony on proposed minimum-wage increase....
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